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Re: git log is a bit antisocial

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Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
Apr 14, 2006, 22:06 UTC
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Sébastien Pierre <sebastien@xprima.com> writes:
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> Le vendredi 14 avril 2006 à 14:28 -0700, Junio C Hamano a écrit :
>
>> What about it?
>> 
>> Asking for help on log could be spelled as "git log --help" with
>> a patch like the attached, but I am not sure that is worth it...
>
> I would say that it is very useful to newbies, or simply not to
> frustrate users trying to get help. It is really worth it, at least for
> me.

Have you read the patch, especially the comment in it? With and without the patch, this command would behave quite differently:

	$ git commit --help
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Message 6 of 8 in “git log is a bit antisocial”
  1. Nicolas PitreApr 14, 2006
  2. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2006
  3. Nicolas PitreApr 14, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2006
  5. Sébastien PierreApr 14, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2006
  7. Sébastien PierreApr 14, 2006
  8. Junio C HamanoApr 14, 2006

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